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Monday, March 31, 2014

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This post is sponsored by I Love You all the Time.
April is Autism Awareness Month, with April 2 declared Worldwide Autism Awareness Day by the United Nations. To celebrate, oodles of developers kindly set their apps to free or reduce their prices for a limited time during the month. Sign up to receive our FREE APP ALERT and keep checking the website every day to see what new apps have been added.
77 apps — $368 in savings
(This post will be updated daily this week and the number of apps and $ in savings will change)

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This post is sponsored by I Love You all the Time

The widely popular children's book I Love You All The Time, released in 1999 by Cookie Bear Press, Inc. with over 300,000 copies in print, is now bursting with delightful animation easily activated by toddler fingers, professional voice talent, an original song (also on iTunes), and a chance for your child to see their name in lights, all wrapped up with iPad magic.

** Only the app's developer can control when an app is free/discounted. The prices of apps in our post are verified to be correct at the time of this post. We make no guarantees otherwise.Please note: Some of these apps may have in-app purchases, but they can easily be disabled in the settings of your device. There also may be ads and social network links in some of these apps.**

Autism Language Learning - a Top Pick App rated 4.5 StarsiPad/iPhoneBottom Line: A great option for video modeling to help children with a language impairment or delay. It’s pricey, and the user interface takes a little time to learn, but the content is fantastic and a great addition to the therapy toolbox.

Series I - $27.99 to $19.99 Series II - $16.99 to $9.99

The Book of Holes - rated 5 Stars by EleanoriPad only - $4.99 to $2.99Bottom line: A whimsical interactive book with a "hole" lot to offer. Designed to provoke discussion between adult and child. Be warned, some of the themes are not for the faint-hearted. Best for middle/upper primary ages.

Math Summoner - rated 4 Stars iPad only - Reduced from $2.99 to $1.99Bottom line: Math Summoner combines the hand-eye coordination needed to play in an 80s arcade, a bit of wizardly imagery, and a lot of practice of basic geometry, fractions and the “Big Four” of mathematical operations.

My PlayHome StoresiPad/iPhone - $2.99 to FREE
"My PlayHome Stores" allows your child to explore an open play world and play store without making a mess of your house! Take a walk down the street and look around 4 beautifully hand illustrated stores, all in stunning retina-display clarity.

ASD ToolsiPad/iPhone - $2.99 to FREE
Tired of meltdowns, temper tantrums and hissy-fits you can’t explain? Do you find it impossible to work out what your child wants? Are you trying to implement structure, routine or boundaries but find your child does not or does not want to understand? Does your child find it hard to complete a task? Do they have processing or communication difficulties? If you answered yes to ANY of the above questions ASD TOOLS can definitely help you :)

AAC123iPad only - $24.99 to $12.99
AAC123 is an innovative Communication System that provides a "Voice" for individuals who are unable to use verbal speech to communicate with others. AAC123 offers Maximal Features at a Minimal Cost! Designed with Functionality and User-friendliness of utmost importance, AAC123's Programming and Personalization is "as simple as 1-2-3!"

ChatAbleiPad only - $159.99 to $79.99
A new wave in augmentative communication from the award winning app developers, Therapy Box. Create and use symbol based grids…or use photos to make visual scene displays. Or, take both and create a hybrid page. The possibilities are endless with ChatAble.

Real Vocabulary ProiPad only - $29.99 to $19.99
The Real Vocabulary app includes over 1500 pictures and over 5000 pre-recorded audio. The pro version of the app and the All Words in - app program allow the users to add their own words, pictures and audio recordings, making therapy more individualized and allowing school speech therapists to add their own curriculum based vocabulary.

Apraxia RainbowBeeiPad only - $26.99 to $19.99
The Apraxia RainbowBee app is a multi-step, multi-modality program with colorful graphic, photo, audio, and video targets and fun engaging games. The program is designed to help enhance motor planning for children with an apraxic component that impacts their speech production.

Articulation GamesiPad only - $34.99 to $19.99
Articulation Games is a comprehensive, flexible, and fun speech-therapy, iPad app that was created by a certified speech and language pathologist for children to practice the pronunciation of over forty English phonemes, organized according to placement of articulation.

Describe With ArtiPad only - $9.99 to $4.99
The Describe with Art app was created by a certified speech and language pathologist for preschool and elementary school-age children who struggle with verbally describing or following directions containing descriptive vocabulary.

Expedition with pluralsiPad only - $5.99 to $3.99
Expedition with Plurals was created by a certified speech and language pathologist for PK–3 students to practice regular (e.g., cat/cats) and irregular plurals (foot/feet) in multiple contexts, targeting both receptive and expressive language skills and accompanied by recorded audio instructions.

Fun With R$14.99 to $9.99
The Fun with R app offers an intensive program for children to practice articulation of the most difficult to produce sound-R. The R stimuli in this app are organized in a way that allows speech and language pathologists to choose either traditional or phonetically consistent approach to R remediation.

iSEQUENCES - rated 4.5 stars by Rachel HiPad only - $2.99 to $1.99
iSEQUENCES is an educational app for children with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome that enables them to practice 100 different sequences about everyday situations..

Sort This Out Pack iPad only - $13.99 to $4.99
Sort This Out Pack is a fun educational game designed to work on skills required for categorization. Have fun sorting items into 2 categories to load your train so it can leave the station. Using animation and fun sounds, this app is designed for pre-school and early primary school students to use it in the classroom and at home.

Minimal Pair PackiPad/iPhone - $29.99 to $4.99
Minimal Pair Pack is a fun application for working on speech sound discrimination and production. Designed for children with developmental communication difficulties and also adults with phonological difficulties.

Odd One Out PackiPad/iPhone - $29.99 to $4.99
Odd One Out Pack is designed to work on semantic reasoning skills. With 6 sets of cards per level and record keeping, therapists and teachers can track progress and adjust the difficulty of the activity. Using vibrant symbols and clear visual and auditory feedback, this app is great for carrying over therapy goals at home.

Cute Food – Cooking App for KidsiPad only - $2.99 to FREE
Cute Food is an absolutely wonderful app! There are so many opportunities to play and learn here. In this app, you “play with food” to design an appetizing plate. There is enough structure for kids who struggle with open ended drawing or art projects, and opportunities for the most creative to explore hours on end.

Speech Sounds For KidsiPad only - $24.99 to $10.99
Speech Sound for Kids is an iPad app for promoting phonemic awareness, auditory discrimination and speech sound production using a multi-sensory approach. This app can provide many hours of speech therapy and early literacy programming.

US edition Aus edition

Speech Sounds on Cue for iPad iPad only - $23.99 to $10.99
Speech therapy treatment software for articulation difficulty caused by apraxia of speech or other speech difficulties. The aim of this app is to increase the intensity of treatment for people with apraxia, combining J. Rosenbek's integral stimulation approach with B. Hill's carrier phrase facilitation drills.

US edition Aus edition

Let's Practice SpeechiPad only - $5.99 to $2.99
Extremely effective app to help children with Autism to learn food names.

It is an interactive exercise of reinforcing speech sound practice & word production. Developed by SLPs, this app is appropriate for children 2 years to early elementary age.

Let's do Basic ConceptsiPad only - $3.99 to $2.99
Whether children are developing along typical timelines or may be showing delays across language areas, “Let's do Basic Concepts” is an enticing game. Children will have fun while learning important the basic concepts necessary for simple direction following both at home and at school.

Let's Eat! iPad only - $4.99 to $1.99
Let’s Eat is an interactive, vocal, and rhythmic rap focused on recognition of 24 foods. Watch your child’s delight when feeding the monkey the foods that are named. Just move the food to the monkey’s mouth and see if the monkey devours it or rejects it.

Even Monsters Are ShyiPad only - $1.99 to $0.99
Kids read, listen, touch, play and interact with Ben as he tries to help his monster Gurk overcome his shyness, teaching him that sometimes it just takes a friend and a bit of confidence to turn things around.

iHear PECS: AnimalsiPad only - $1.99 to $0.99
Kids love animals and the variety of sounds they make. This PECS® Activity App is for students who are learning to comment in Phase VI of PECS®. I Hear PECS: Animals™ includes two different sound tracks for 12 familiar animals, a PECS® Activity Board™, 3 Pics for PECS™ Sentence Starter™ images and 12 Pics for PECS™ animal images.

Emotion DetectiveiPad only - $13.99 to $6.99
Emotion Detective is an exciting iPad application for young children with autism spectrum disorders. Emotion Detective has adapted the core social skill deficits identified in individuals with ASD by Scott Bellini (2006) into 4 fun games that will engage your child in learning.

The Alphabet - play & learniPad/iPhone - $2.99 to FREE
Your kids (3+) will have great fun playing & learning the alphabet. This app makes learning fun and easy, each letter having great interactive elements to discover, puzzles to solve or games to play.

Memory game with Niki and JazminiPad only - $1.99 to FREE
Train your brain with Niki and Jazmin's memory game!Are you able to match all cards? If you succeed you can bring the background screen to life with lovely animations! Do you like the character's of Niki and Jazmin's stories and game? Visit us at: www.NikiJazmin.com for more!

The Little PatientiPad only - $1.99 to FREE
The Little Patient is one of the stories of Niki and Jazmin. This story is about the Jazmin's ear infection. You can learn how she visited the doctor with Mommy and then the pharmacy. You can see how much Niki worried about Jazmin being sick. But in the end everything turn our to be good and the girls could happily play together after few days.

ToyswingiPad only - $1.99 to FREE
The toyswing is an interactive book for iPad. You can follow the story about how Niki & Jazmin were making a new toy swing with Mommy for their animals. You can also play with some toys, make interaction with many figures. There is also a memory game in the end of the story.

Spot The Difference with Niki & JazminiPad only - $1.99 to FREE
Spot the difference in 36 wonderful pictures from the books of Niki and Jazmin! There are 3 levels in the application: easy, difficult and expert. In the menu you can follow how many stars you have collected. Are you able to find all the differences? Can you collect all the stars?

Lili - Niki&JazminiPad only - $1.99 to FREE
The story is about our nice memories of a summer's day, which Niki and Jazmin spent with Lili. Monika is one of Mommy's childhood friend, with whom they meet unfortunately only during summer times, but in spite of the rare meetings they keep in touch.

How are you?iPad only - $1.99 to $0.99
‘How are you?’ leads the children in a journey all along the characteristics of the different emotions and lets them reproduce those feelings by themselves. Choose an emotion and have fun building it. Once you do it right, you'll be able to take a photo of yourself mimicking such emotion.

Let's be SocialiPad only - $14.99 to $9.99
With 25 premium lessons written by ASHA certified SLP's, and the ability to create completely customized lessons from scratch in minutes using your own pictures and text, Let's be Social is a powerful tool designed to help special needs professionals and parents model and teach social skills to those that struggle with social communication.

Social AdventuresiPad/iPhone - $19.99 to $9.99
Children ages 3-13 with social needs such as those associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, NLD, Sensory Processing Disorders and social anxiety will gain confidence and success in navigating the rough waters of relationships.

Bag GameiPad/iPhone - $1.99 to $0.99
Do you find yourself looking for an app that is more fun to play with others than alone? Then this is the app for you. A spin-off of 20 questions with more than 100 adorable graphics, this app provides many levels of difficulty so people of all ages can play against each other.

Fun TimeriPad/iPhone - $1.99 to $0.99
The Fun Timer has been designed specifically for kids who have little sense of time or weak time management skills. Place an image or word at the center of the timer reflecting the reward or fun to be experienced after their chore or task.

IMAGINE ChecklistiPad only - $19.99 to $9.99
The IMAGINE Checklist App is an informal assessment of more than 60 specific social cognition skills following our IMAGINE framework of social development. This includes: Initiating interactions, Maintaining interactions, Advocating and negotiating, Getting regulated, Interpreting nonverbal language, Negotiating space and Experiencing humor.

Talking TrainiPad/iPhone - $1.99 to $0.99
The Talking Train has been designed to provide support for simple story telling, social stories, sequencing, and question asking. It's many uses include: helping kids keep their stories short and exciting, making sure they incorporate relevant details in their stories, sequencing steps to a task, and re-telling activities.

Peekaboo People starring Richard Scarry's BusytowniPad/iPhone - $1.99 to FREE
An elevator inside an office building opens to reveal your favorite Busytown characters demonstrating different types of jobs. Toddlers will love playing peekaboo with these busy worker-bees, as they familiarize themselves with the names, sounds, and actions of each profession.

Discovery Kids SharksiPad only - $4.99 to $1.99
Discover everything you need to know about sharks with this fun-filled app from Discovery Kids! Following on the heels of Discovery's Ultimate Sharks App (named an iPad App of the Week by Apple), this sharktastic app is designed especially for kids ages 6+ and is fun for the whole family!

Spelling StariPad/iPhone - $1.99 to $0.99
Spelling Star is the perfect app for practicing your spelling lists. Create lists by entering words and recording the audio. Practice spelling each word correctly three times to become a Spelling Star!

Dino-StoreiPad only - $1.99 to $0.99
Check out this funny & charming dinosaur story that kids, parents & teachers love. Discover what happens after Leo and his father buy the HUGE eggs at the grocery store. Touch the screen to find funny animations!

A Frog ThingiPad/iPhone - $2.99 to $1.99
Join Frank the Frog in this interactive book app as he becomes dissastifed with ordinary frog things and determined to find a way to fly! Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. When he jumps and leaps and dives right into a friendly mother bird and her baby, will they be able to help Frank accomplish his dream?

Leo the Lightning BugiPad/iPhone - $2.99 to $1.99
Join Leo the Lightning Bug in this interactive book app on an adventure to make his very own light! Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. With determination, motherly support, and a little luck, will Leo be able to light up the night?

Ellison The ElephantiPad/iPhone - $2.99 to $1.99
Join Ellison The Elephant in this interactive book app as he tries to make a big trumpet sound like his friends and sister, but all he gets is a little toot! Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration.

Dollar Up - Money Learning Aid for Special Needs EducationiPad only - $4.99 to $2.99
Looking for an app to teach or reinforce how to use money in real life situations? Dollar Up is the perfect app for children learning to handle money, kids, teens and adults with developmental disabilities as well as for therapists who work with stroke survivors, those in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, and more.

Antonym Match iPad only - $1.99 to FREE
Antonym MATCH is an interactive, educational, fun match game for school age children, adults and lifelong learners. This app would also be beneficial for English Language Learners! The object of the game is to reveal pairs of Antonyms by turning over the cards. Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.

storysmart1: Trudy Goes to the Beach - Social Language SkillsiPad only - $3.99 to $1.99
Trudy is taking a beach trip with her family. Can she make expected choices when her sensory system is overloaded and she’s on a different schedule? What if things don’t go her way? She needs your help to make smart and safe choices!

storysmart2: Casey's Big Day - Social Language SkillsiPad only - $3.99 to $1.99
Casey has many worries and frustrations on his first day of 5th grade. He will need your help to keep his body in control, keep thoughts inside his head, and keep his cool as he navigates his day in class, in the cafeteria, and on the playground. You can do it, Casey!

storysmart3: Ruby Gets in the Game - Social Language SkillsiPad only - $3.99 to $0.99
Ruby is excited to start a new season of soccer, but playing a team sport can be challenging! Paying attention, following directions, and getting along with everyone is very important. Help Ruby keep her brain in the game and earn the respect of her coach and teammates. Go, Ruby, go!

KidsFlix - Kids YouTube Playlist (Music, Videos, Cartoons, Songs)iPad/iPhone - $2.99 to $1.99
- Time limits - Control how much your kids watch per day
- Curfew (Bed Time) - Control what hours of the day video watching is allowed
- Age Level Filtering - Only display videos suitable for your kids age group

Adapted Play Book - Dirty Duds iPad only - $5.99 to $2.99
Dirty Duds - The fourth in a series of interactive play books for children with disabilities. Dirty Duds, a predicable and engaging story is an all time favorite from the Storytime Book Series. Developed by Pati King-DeBaun, M.S. CCC-SLP, a certified speech language pathologist with over 25 years experience working with children with disabilities.

Ben the Tractor and the lost sheepiPad/iPhone - $1.99 to $0.99
Ben the Tractor drives all over the farm searching for the lost sheep. Let your child find the sheep and herd them to the corral. See how your child discovers hidden animations of animals, the tractor and other characters.

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GT Colour – FacesiPad only - $1.99 to $0.99
he aim of this app is to help children become more familiar with their feelings and emotions, and the feelings and emotions of others. This app can be used to gauge how the child is feeling, by asking them to scroll through the images to indicate, “which face shows how you are feeling now?”

GT Colour – LettersiPad only - $1.99 to $0.99
The letters in this app are in Arial font – which is commonly and universally found in typed text. The thick lines increase the child’s chances of success at colouring within the lines. Designed for pre-readers and children with low literacy, this app aims to teach letter recognition.

GT Colour – NumbersiPad only - $1.99 to $0.99
The numbers in this app are in Arial font – which is commonly and universally found in typed text. The thick lines increase the child’s chances of success at colouring within the lines. Designed for pre-readers and children with low literacy, this app aims to teach number recognition.

GT Colour – SymbolsiPad only - $1.99 to $0.99
The signs and symbols for this app have been chosen from those most commonly seen and based on those young children are expected to learn and identify. These include stop and other traffic signs, mathematical symbols, punctuation marks, directional symbols and more.

GT Colour – ShapesiPad only - $1.99 to $0.99
The shapes for this app have been chosen from those most commonly seen and based on those shapes young children are expected to learn and identify. Users can learn the image and word for each shape by scrolling through the screens. The white space allows for the shape to be copied freely, or expanded - for example, the square can become a house or the circle a cat.

3D Storybook - The Wrong Side of the Bed in 3D!iPad/iPhone - $2.99 to $0.99
What happens when you wake up on the wrong side of the bed? You see the world in a different light or, in little Mott Turner's case, from the ceiling! Imagine how kids can identify with little Mott, who wakes confused and irritable one morning, only to find himself in one upside-down misadventure after another, until finally he is right side up and once again, level-headed.

Fam Bam: Got To Have Music (feat. Brandy, Ray J, Sonja & Willie Norwood)iPad/iPhone - $2.99 to $0.99
One of the most talented musical families celebrates the joys of music and family in this fun-filled animated children's book. Music celebrities Brandy, Ray J, and parents Willie and Sonja, sing and voice their animated alter egos. The family dog, Brad, tells the story!

The Three Pandas Animated StorybookiPad/iPhone - $2.99 to $0.99
Experience "Goldilocks and The Three Bears" like you've never seen before - with three cuddly panda bears living in the bamboo forest! What happens when a little girl named Mei Mei finds their bamboo house? Watch her drink Baby Panda's porridge and help her find the MOST comfy chair.

The Tortoise and the Hare: REMATCH!iPad/iPhone - $2.99 to $0.99
What happens AFTER Tortoise and Hare’s famous race? While Tortoise has become a famous fitness expert, Hare is in therapy with a bruised ego. Seeking advice from the wise old Owl, Hare learns to "try, try again"!

Skippy the traveleriPad/iPhone - $1.99 to $0.99
Join Skippy the frog in his fascinating round-the-world journey! Grab your backpack, flashlight and compass and prepare for incredible puzzles and unforgettable adventures! On the way you will learn a lot of interesting facts about the countries that Skippy will be visiting.

Sand DrawiPad/iPhone - $1.99 to $0.99
Sand Draw is a fun app which lets you draw on realistic sand ! After a couple of minutes playing with Sand Draw it will be hard for you to stop drawing, since the result you get looks so real, and easily achieved. Want to draw a new sand draw ? Just shake the device, and let the waves wipe out the sand.

Arabic Alphabet TracingiPad/iPhone - $1.99 to FREE
It's never too late to expand your horizons, challenge yourself, and bridge the gap to another culture with Arabic Alphabet!

Jetpack Journeys: Space exploration for pre-schoolersiPad/iPhone - $1.99 to $0.99
Jetpack Journeys is a way for pre-school and early-years children to explore and experience our solar system in a fun and imaginative way and be inspired about the wonders of Space for the very first time.

Astronaut TraineriPad/iPhone - $1.99 to $0.99
From the creators of the critically acclaimed Jetpack Journeys comes a new way to inspire preschool and early years children to love space and science. Choose Astronaut Trainer and encourage interest in early years STEM and educational development through five out of this world play modes.

Jetpack Journeys: DiscoveryiPad only - $1.99 to $0.99
The critically acclaimed learning toys step into the THIRD DIMENSION! See the Solar System like never before as you sit in at the controls of our child-friendly SPACE SHUTTLE! Take-off with the Jetpack Journeys team to learn and loop through your way through the beautiful sights of every planet before ZOOMING back to Mercury.

Able AAC(in-app purchases for different accents)iPad/iPhone - $24.99 to $9.99
Able AAC is a value priced, easy to use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) solution designed specifically for individuals who have difficulty speaking or are nonverbal. Also built into the application is a configurable home/school daily schedule list, reminder list, checkable task list,reward/motivational system, video and audio learning system.

Duck & Roll (in-app purchase for extra songs)iPad/iPhone - $1.99 to FREE
You play a Duck that loves to jam to rock music, but your family only plays classical instruments like the violin and piano. You decide to leave your family behind to live out your dream and become a Rock Star. Each level and music track you complete will lead you one step closer to success…

Lisa M lives in Australia and three of her children have Autism Spectrum Disorders.